Legal Opinion
Charles T. Scarborough v. J. C. Kellum, in His Capacity as Sheriff of Oktibbeha County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1976No. 75--1523PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Charles Scarborough appeals pro se from the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus 1 challenging a Mississippi conviction for driving while intoxicated. Finding no constitutional infirmity in his conviction, we affirm. 2
Scarborough advances five grounds for issuance of the writ. He contends that he was deprived of due process because: (1) the police, by holding him incommunicado in the county jail, denied him a potentially exculpatory sobriety test; (2) our district court improperly refused to presume correct the state court factfindings; (3) the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Wilbert Herring v. W. J. Estelle, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Otis Ray Fitzgerald v. W. J. Estelle, Director Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Johnnie Leonard, Sr. v. Dixie Well Service & Supply, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Calvin Lamar Bosby, Alan Maurice Ticey, and Charles F. Hill, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Jimmy Don WinkleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- John C. Reeves v. City of Jackson, MississippiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- James W. Hoover v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, an Alabama Corporation, Usx Corporation, a Delaware Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
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